In-Flight Seatback Screens May Be Going Extinct

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12 Oct

Images of the seatback screens on an Airbus A350 aircraft in 2017. U.S. carriers are split on whether single-aisle fleets need them, but all agree that better Wi-Fi means less need for seatback screens. Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg

Skift Take: U.S. carriers are split on whether single-aisle fleets need seatback screens. Consumer tastes are changing as in-flight Wi-Fi quality improves.

— Sean O’Neill

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17 Jan

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France Toughens Covid Curfews and Quarantine Rules for Visitors

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A terrace view of the Parisian skyline from the “belle etoile” suite at Le Meurice, a luxury hotel. French authorities have toughened Covid restrictions. Dorchester Collection

Skift Take: Some of France’s European counterparts — including the UK — have taken tougher Covid stances so the government thinks it had better get aligned and be tougher.

— Dennis Schaal

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16 Jan

Travel

World Health Org Won’t Endorse Proof of Vaccines for Safe International Travel

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The WHO would not go as far as to endorse vaccines for safe travel. Alernon77 / Getty

Skift Take: A top health official said there was currently a “great disparity” among countries about testing, quarantines and travel bans, leading to the world being “a little bit paralysed, a little bit confused.” No kidding. How can travel have chance at recovery with so many mixed messages?

— Tom Lowry

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16 Jan

Travel

Travel’s New Cadence and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

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Travelers will be more destination-decisive in 2025. Illustration by Nadia Sgaramella.

Skift Take: In Skift’s top travel stories this week, our Megatrends 2025 discussed travel becoming more soulful and a comeback for the hotel industry. In other stories, Norwegian scuttled its long-haul operation, and Hilton ceased making political contributions.

— Dennis Schaal

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16 Jan

Travel

How to Include Travel Experience on Your Resume

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16 Jan

Travel

Cancelled Airline Routes Prompt Launch of Seaplane Service in Pandemic

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15 Jan

Travel

New Security Measures by Airlines Could be Permanent Long After the D.C. Riots

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New airport and airline security measures could be here to stay long after the D.C. riots. Alan Diaz / Associated Press

Skift Take: After the events in the U.S. Capitol that shook the world and an aggressive boldness in passengers overtaking flights the likes we’ve never seen before, airlines and law enforcement are the cracking down on perverted behaviors. Is it too little, too late or is this the end of carefree civilized flying as we know it?

— Ruthy Muñoz

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15 Jan

Travel

Travel Megatrends 2025: Travel’s New Cadence Is More Deliberate, Introspective and Soulful

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Skift Take: With prospects for winning the planet’s climate change confrontation after the horrific pandemic not appreciably improved in 2025, the travel industry and travelers rethink their operations and the way they wander the globe, respectively. Fear is a fantastic motivator.

— Dennis Schaal

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15 Jan

Travel

Tips for Hosting a Wellness Retreat with Your Friends

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15 Jan

Travel

Hotel Company Mired in Pandemic Loan Controversy Shows It Didn’t Need Federal Money Anyway

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Ashford Trust’s assets include Le Pavillon in New Orleans (pictured). Bjoertvedt / Wikimedia

Skift Take: Ashford Trust’s survival strategy shows the Paycheck Protection Program may not be enough of a life raft for struggling hotels during the coronavirus pandemic.

— Cameron Sperance

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15 Jan

Travel

Delta Forecasts Return to Profits This Year But With Little Help From Corp Travelers

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Delta plans to fly more larger jets, like this Airbus A321, on flights this spring as it slowly recovers from the crisis. Anna Zvereva / Wikimedia

Skift Take: As with earlier attempts to forecast the recovery, Delta’s optimistic outlook may prove overly bullish as the industry continues to struggle.

— Edward Russell

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15 Jan

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Is Norwegian Air’s Cutback the End of Low-Cost International Flights?

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14 Jan

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Travel Megatrends 2025: Hotels Are Back With Big Upsides for Owners That Stuck Out the Hard Times

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Nadia Sgaramella

Skift Take: Corporate travel planners and event bookers hold the key to the financial fate for much of the hotel industry. But struggling hotel owners who made it to the other side of the pandemic were likely to see greater profits because of supply constraints and many weaker competitors succumbed.

— Cameron Sperance

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